Esther 2:3
“And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom,.... Who best knew where beautiful virgins might…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The house of the women - i. e. the “gynaeceon,” or “haram” - always an essential part of an Oriental palace (Compare 1Ki…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Hege the king's chamberlain - הגא סריס המלך Hege seris hammelech, "Hege, the king's eunuch;" so the Septuagint, Vulgate,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Esther 2:1-20
How God put down one that was high and mighty from her seat we read in the chapter before, and are now to be told how he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
to the house of the women the harem, which must have been of large dimensions, and was made up, as we see from Est 2:2,…